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Aurora
Chapter 11: Of the Seventh Qualifying or Fountain Spirit in the Divine Power. (99)
Thou may also understand it thus, in a similitude, as when seven persons had begun a friendly sport and play, where one gets the upper hand above another, and a third comes to help that one which is overcome; and so there is a pleasant friendly sporting among them; whereas indeed they all have one and the same agreement or lovewill together, and yet strive and fight or vie one against another in a way of love, in sporting and pastime.
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 46: A good teaching how a man shall flee these deceits, and work more with a listiness of spirit, than with any boisterousness of body (2)
This is childishly and playingly spoken, thee think peradventure. But I trow whoso had grace to do and feel as I say, he should feel good gamesome...
Cloud of Unknowing
Chapter 25: That in the time of this work a perfect soul hath no special beholding to any one man in this life (2)
I say not but he shall feel some time—yea, full oft—his affection more homely to one, two, or three, than to all these other: for that is lawful to be...